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Dun Cherein, dun site

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Getting here

57.50790, -7.24843

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Wren +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Wren +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Crown Rust, Sphaerellopsis filum, Puccinia obscura +74 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Crown Rust, Sphaerellopsis filum, Puccinia obscura +74 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Magpie Moth, Dark Arches +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Magpie Moth, Dark Arches +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — English Stonecrop, Sea Plantain, Marsh Pennywort +123 more · last seen 2019; Plants — English Stonecrop, Sea Plantain, Marsh Pennywort +123 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Wild Thyme, Common Sorrel, Bilberry +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Carinish Crofting Woodland PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,852 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,852 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Oystercatcher · Eider · Wheatear · Common Gull · Raven +42

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Common GullLarus canus
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2023

Otter · Rabbit

OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Drinker · Knot Grass · Common Blue · Emerald Damselfly +2

Black DarterSympetrum danae2022
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Heath Pea-gallerEuura collactanea2022
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022

🍄

Fungi6 species

summer

2022

Sphaerellopsis filum · Crown Rust · Puccinia obscura · Puccinia cnici-oleracei · Puccinia pseudostriiformis +1

Sphaerellopsis filumSphaerellopsis filum
Crown RustPuccinia coronata
Puccinia obscuraPuccinia obscura
Puccinia cnici-oleraceiPuccinia cnici-oleracei
Puccinia pseudostriiformisPuccinia pseudostriiformis
Puccinia cniciPuccinia cnici

🌿

Plants109 species

summer

2022

White Water-lily · Sweet Vernal-grass · Alternate Water-milfoil · Common Slender Eyebright · Procumbent Pearlwort +104

White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CloverTrifolium repens
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Scorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalis
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
ThriftArmeria maritima
Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Great Fen-sedgeCladium mariscus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Floating Club-rushEleogiton fluitans
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
Antennaria dioica var. dioicaAntennaria dioica var. dioica
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Bog Hair-GrassAristavena setacea
YarrowAchillea millefolium
BlinksMontia fontana
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
Star SedgeCarex echinata
EyebrightEuphrasia
Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Mat-grassNardus stricta
DaisyBellis perennis
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Juncus effusus var. spiralisJuncus effusus var. spiralis
Utricularia intermediaUtricularia intermedia
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Early Hair-grassAira praecox

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,852 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Oystercatcher · Eider · Wheatear · Common Gull · Raven +42

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Common GullLarus canus
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2023

Otter · Rabbit

OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Drinker · Knot Grass · Common Blue · Emerald Damselfly +2

Black DarterSympetrum danae2022
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Heath Pea-gallerEuura collactanea2022
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022

🍄

Fungi6 species

summer

2022

Sphaerellopsis filum · Crown Rust · Puccinia obscura · Puccinia cnici-oleracei · Puccinia pseudostriiformis +1

Sphaerellopsis filumSphaerellopsis filum
Crown RustPuccinia coronata
Puccinia obscuraPuccinia obscura
Puccinia cnici-oleraceiPuccinia cnici-oleracei
Puccinia pseudostriiformisPuccinia pseudostriiformis
Puccinia cniciPuccinia cnici

🌿

Plants109 species

summer

2022

White Water-lily · Sweet Vernal-grass · Alternate Water-milfoil · Common Slender Eyebright · Procumbent Pearlwort +104

White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CloverTrifolium repens
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Juncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratus
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Scorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalis
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
ThriftArmeria maritima
Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Great Fen-sedgeCladium mariscus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Floating Club-rushEleogiton fluitans
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
Antennaria dioica var. dioicaAntennaria dioica var. dioica
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Bog Hair-GrassAristavena setacea
YarrowAchillea millefolium
BlinksMontia fontana
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
Star SedgeCarex echinata
EyebrightEuphrasia
Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Mat-grassNardus stricta
DaisyBellis perennis
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
ShoreweedLittorella uniflora
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Juncus effusus var. spiralisJuncus effusus var. spiralis
Utricularia intermediaUtricularia intermedia
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Early Hair-grassAira praecox